Soccer

The most popular sport in the world and a form of football, soccer is a game played between two teams of 11 players (10 outfield players and one goalkeeper each) over two 45 minute halves separated by a 15 minute break known as half-time.

The game is played on a grass (or artificial grass) pitch with dimensions 90-120 m (100-130 yards) in length and 45-90 m (50-100) in width. A goal is scored when the (spherical) ball is propelled into the opposition net.

The aim of soccer is to score more goals than your opponent.

A note on terms

"Soccer" is the term used in North America to refer to what is known abroad as "football". The word soccer derived in England as slang for "Association Football" (a similar construction can be seen in referring to rugby as "rugger")